The Murdochs: Empire of Influence on SBS – tells the definitive story of the world’s most powerful media family.
Featuring exclusive reporting from The New York Times, interviews with people who worked inside the Murdoch companies, and decades of rich archival footage, this documentary series goes behind the scenes of the improbable rise of a media tycoon, his outsized political influence around the globe, and the brutal succession battle between his children over who will inherit his throne.
It’s a story about high-stakes deal making, political maneuvering, and dynastic betrayals – and how the ambitions of one family birthed the largest conservative media empire in history and reshaped the entire world.
Series One, Episode One: Father Issues
Before Rupert Murdoch is born, his father is one of the most famous newspaper owners in Australia. But when Rupert is robbed of much of his inheritance at a young age, he sets out to become an unstoppable media tycoon, expanding his ruthless empire throughout the continent, across Fleet Street in London, and into the tabloid wars of New York City.
The Murdochs: Empire of Influence – New Series Premiere – Thursday, 20 April at 7.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (7 Parts)
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